INSTRUCTION: From the words lettered A-D choose the appropriate answer
Two cards are picked at random from a pack of 52 playing cards, one at a time with replacement. What is the probability that the two cards are both spades and both hearts.
A. \(8 / 169\) B. \(1 / 8\) C. 4 / 8 D. \(1 / 32\)
Correct Answer: C
Explanation
In a card of playing cards, there are a total of 52 cards of which 13 are spades and 13 are hearts. Since the picking was done with replacement. then P(The two cards are both spades and hearts) \(=P\left(1^{\text {st }}\right.\) card spade and second spade \()\) or \(P\left(1^{\text {st }}\right.\) card heart and second card heart) \begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow P\left[\left(\begin{array}{c} 1 \text { st } \\ \text { spade } \end{array}\right) \times\left(\begin{array}{c} 2 \text { nd } \\ \text { spade } \end{array}\right)\right]+\left[\left(\begin{array}{c} \text { Ist } \\ \text { heart } \end{array}\right) \times\left(\begin{array}{c} 2 \text { nd } \\ \text { heart } \end{array}\right)\right] \\ =\left(\frac{13}{52} \times \frac{13}{52}\right)+\left(\frac{13}{52} \times \frac{13}{52}\right) \\ =2\left(\frac{13}{52} \times \frac{13}{52}\right)=\frac{1}{8} \end{array}